Commercial Entrepreneurship

Commercial entrepreneurship is the study of the entrepreneur and entrepreneurship within the economy. The accumulation of factors of production per se does not explain economic development. They are necessary inputs in production, but they are not sufficient for economic growth.

By: General Accounting Office

Government Accountability Integrity Reliability Office Collection

Excerpt: Results in Brief 2 Background 3 New Business Has a Substantial Impact on the Enterprises? Financial Health, Level of Risks, and Capital Adequacy 6 Incorporating New Business Assumptions Is Difficult and Inherently Speculative 10 Supervisory Review Can Be Another Effective Tool for Limiting the Potential Risks of New Business 16 Conclusions 18 Recommendation 19 Agency Comments and Our Evaluation 19 Appendix I HUD Regulates the Enterprises? Housing Goal Requiremen...

By: Government Printing Office

Government Reference Publication

Excerpt: Program Title: Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I Solicitation FY-2005 (SBIR/STTR) Synopsis of Program: The SBIR/STTR Programs stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participatio...

By: Jerry Heindel, Ph. D.

Government Reference Publication

Excerpt: The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs were established by Congress in 1992 to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research and development needs, increase private-sector commercialization of innovations, and encourage participation by socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses and women-owned businesses.

By: Veronica Meter

Excerpt: What: Guiding the future of Government information dissemination -- That’s just one of the topics the 24th Public Printer of the United States will be addressing during the opening keynote speech at the Government Printing Forum. The GPO 's newly established Office of Innovation and New Technology (INT) is working on three key issues: Digital Preservation, Authentication, and Versioning. The INT group is also seeking out content creation and management schemes t...

By: Kesh Narayanan

Excerpt: Dear Colleague: The Directorate for Engineering’s Division of Design, Manufacture, and Industrial Innovation (DMII) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs in collaboration with the Directorate for Education and Human Resources' Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) invites all active SBIR/STTR Phase II and CREST grantees to participa...

By: Michael L. Wash

Government Printing Office publication for the Federal Depository Library:

Excerpts: ?Mike has led projects at large organizations that have resulted in successful breakthroughs in science. He has the advanced technology background and the real world experience to build the next generation information system for the GPO,? says Bruce James, Public Printer of the United States and the agency?s CEO. ?Mike will be the architect of the agency?s new information system, evaluate new technologies for their application to Government information and buil...

By: Environmental Protection Agency

Excerpt: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of 12 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982. The purpose of this Act was to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded R&D and help develop a stronger national base for technical innovation. An SBIR small business is defined as a for profit organization with no more than 500 employees. In addition, the small busin...

By: Environmental Protection Agency

Excerpt: A. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites small business firms to submit research proposals under this Regular Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Solicitation. The SBIR program is a phased process uniform throughout the Federal Government of soliciting proposals and awarding funding agreements for research (R) or research and development (R&D) to meet stated agency needs or missions. EPA is interested in advanced technologies in Nanomaterials, ...

By: Environmental Protection Agency

Excerpt: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of 12 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982. The purpose of this Act was to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded R&D and help develop a stronger national base for technical innovation. An SBIR small business is defined as a for profit organization with no more than 500 employees. In addition, the small busin...

By: Government Printing Office

Government Reference Publication

Excerpt: Washington, D.C.-Holding 18 patents and with more than a quarter century of experience in the technology industry, Mike Wash joins the Government Printing Office (GPO) as Chief Technical Officer and co-Director of the Office of Innovation and New Technology. In his new role, Wash will provide guidance and development of technology designed to accelerate the transformation of the GPO into a digital information processing facility. “Mike has led projects at large ...

By: Government Printing Office

Government Reference Publication

Excerpt: Bruce R. James Public Printer of the United States U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) WHAT: Guiding the future of Government information dissemination - That’s just one of the topics the 24th Public Printer of the United States will be addressing during the opening keynote speech at the Government Printing Forum. The GPO 's newly established Office of Innovation and New Technology (INT) is working on three key issues: Digital Preservation, Authentication, and...